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Super home buyer scheme fails to move the needle

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... Australians and that homeownership is an important part of retirement. However, while the Liberal party's proposed Super Home Buyer Scheme is an interesting proposal, FPA chief executive Sarah Abood said the devil may be in its detail. Helping to demystify ...

Superannuation not a super solution to housing affordability

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
... negative response to Scott Morrison's last-ditch pitch to 'aspirational Australians'. Morrison has said that supporting first home buyers is a key part of his government's plan. On his policy, Morrison said: "This is how you help with the cost of living." ...

Government proposes further expansion of downsizer scheme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
... be able to make a post-tax contribution of up to $300,000 into their superannuation account after they sell their family home. While the eligibility age is proposed to change, there are several other criteria that must be met that remains in place, including ...

Former adviser sentenced over dishonesty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
A former financial adviser will serve a three-year correctional order, including home detention, for providing fabricated evidence as part of an ASIC investigation. Ezzat-Daniel Nesseim was sentenced to a three-year intensive correctional order after ...

Investment Leadership Awards finalists revealed

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
... excellence across subsectors of some classes. Last year's awards were dominated by Macquarie Investment Management which took home six awards, including Investment Manager of the Year for the third consecutive year. It is up for the same gong again ...

Super Guarantee increases now ironclad

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022
... independent Zoe Daniel posted: "Increasing the compulsory super contribution will make it harder for young Aussies to buy their home and cost jobs." Embattled Liberal MP Jason Falinksi and Gerrard Rennick have also been critical of the SG increases. ...

Industry pans early release superannuation policy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022
... Sukkar and Jane Hume boldly proclaimed that the government's new super scheme would unlock the great Australian dream of home ownership for thousands of first home buyers. Under the new scheme, first home buyers would be able to invest up to 40% of their ...

ACSRF, UniSuper confirm merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022
... fund. ACSRF has about $11 billion in funds under management and 85,000 members, while UniSuper is about $110 billion and home to more than half a million members. "At UniSuper we have the members at the forefront of our minds every day," UniSuper chief ...

APRA identifies NESS Super board deficiencies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022
... reductions, a pension member with a balance of $200,000 will see their fees drop from $578 per year to $327.80. NESS Super is home 12,266 members, largely working in the electrical industries.

AvSuper, Commonwealth Super Corporation explore merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022
... the government having approved the signing of the MoU prior to the federal election being called, the funds said. CSC is home to about 500,000 members and $60 billion in funds under management, while AvSuper has 6000 members and about $2.5 billion in ...